Tells you the number of atoms of an element in a chemical formula

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Question 6 options:

subscript

coefficient

molecule

chemical symbol

Answer 1

The correct answer is subscript.

In a chemical formula, the subscript is the small number written to the right of an element's symbol, indicating the number of atoms of that element in the molecule. For example, in H₂O, the "2" is the subscript that tells you there are two hydrogen atoms.